The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09
Demand for Primaries by the Honoure
Men OF Webster Parish.

MEDES, La, Nov. 21.- Pursuant 10 d
resolution adopted by Democratic ex-com.
mittee held in Minden, Oct. II, calling a
nRBs meeting on Novel;, meeting was
held in town today at the courthouse. II
was called 10 order By J. 4. Taylor, chairman
OF the eX-comInittee, who stated the object
OF the meeting. Hon, w. p. T. Wrenn WAS
nominated and elected chairman, and j.
Brock secretary. The object OF this meeting,
az stated by Alf, Taylor, was for the purpose
q adopting plan tor The selection q dele,
were offered by the friends Of Judge Mon
cure fHYoiing the selection Of delegates b.
primaries, but on account Of the noise raised
By The Nichols men they were unable 70 be
Several prominent gentlemen, amoue
whom were y, ", Watkins, ". u, Taylor
and othRrg attempted 70 speak IN favor Of
selecting the delegates by primaries, but on
account Of being Interrupted By tie shouts
and yells of the opposite side, were unable to
| be heard, and the friends Of Judge Moneqre,
seeing that they had no Bhow ot fair play
pee dsd to withdraw from The meeting and
all one where all sides could be heard.
The Nichols men, having no opposition,
proceeded to elect it, own men as deiegAtes TO
re state convention, after which they
leeted delegates to the judicial convention,
Fhich has not yet been called. They also
tected q new parish eK-commtttea. The fol-
owing Nichols men were elected 20 cast
sosigS HE stn f9sss tPs f s55s2 ooRy94
qmphns, James y. jackson, j. j. Bayg.
Delegates 70 the Judicial convention! 3, q,
arrell 4. CTiehton. The parish leEeentiye
l HaETsGli f9mPoSfsa a6 N hMlet h sia
2mery, Q. 9. Grigzby, J. O. Wise, W. II.
IA soon rs the Nichols meeting adjourned
NE friends Of Judge MoneBre took possess
sion 0f the courtbOuhet and proceeded to
call meeting, in which tie people would
have n voice. Both sides were invited and
accepted. Ihe meeting was called 70 order
BY ~, g. .. White, member Of the parish
Pursusnt To resolution offered and SEQ
Onded, AiF. o. B, Notes WIS ele0ted chairman
mi N Ii "A 2gl9 ses5 e o5;ao as t Gal as
ing, and after several addresses the follow
ing resolution was OffeTsd by Or. VI. o.
White, member Of the Democratic E1sel-
1.-THE Democrats Of the parish Of Webster
most emphatically deny the mass meeting
had the right 10 select delegates for this
parish to tile State conventions, for the rea-
aid Monitor WEs only for Q mass meeting 70
determine in what WY delegates should be
selected, sud not TO elect delegates to-day,
4 ~ one of the Dem1crstie yENeeptlye Conn
nittec, move that tle SELECTION NJ delegates
to represent this parish IN the State eonyen-
ton be BIZ primary election held In the FIVE
bir, j. II boyle then introduced the fol-
'hf6at tha mas meeting select cqmnis-
si0NeTB 10 act Rt each WRfd, aud that the
commissionerJ De composed oR two Mnncqra,
two Nichols men. aud clerk 70 represent
each fdotion.p
This YVES unanimously carried.
A resolution WAS then offered by Capt, Ben
RoBart that the synle Parish Executive Com
mitteg aet until sitter the primaries which
a resolution was then offered by =. n,
Boyle, fixing the 9th day Of December az
tue day VI holding primaries. The same Whs
unanimously 6dgpted After several speeches
ID favor Of primaries, INSIDE BY prominent
men, Vie meeting was brought NJ d close by
Cpl. Martin offering the following resolu-
ton.
81 il tesoEgpc, That the thanks Of this
meeting be rendered to tho president and
secretary, snd that the proceedings Of thiH
meeting be Published in tbs Monitor and IHE
YJMEs-D DEMOCRAT.
tis chained by the friends Of Judge Mon.
cure that the supporters N Gen. Nichols
have been actively cagyasRipg We parish ~
his interest, and that the people at large ReIC
not properly notified Of the object ~ tiiis
meeting, and that snap judgment vas taken
on them ID tho selection Of delegates by tht
Nichols meeting
Several farnieTa who csme 30 town to-day,
for Che purpose Of dlsposing OF their pro
ducts, seemed surprised that the mass meet,
delegates selected, o. their understanding AZ
CLEANED from their papers Was that The meet
ing was merely Tor the purpose Of adopting 4
plan and time or elecIug delegates, Mans
express their Indignation at the action 81
the friends Of Gen. Nichols in taking snaI
Judgment Hence the second meeting meet
With their hearty approval